“Honestly, I just have to prepare myself to play, that’s all I can really do,” he said after a 90-minute practice Thursday afternoon.

“In all honesty, just prepare to play … I don’t know what’s going to happen tomorrow, how I’ll react (to being back on the court) so I just have to prepare to play and if I do play, how I can help the team.”

With Jose Calderon as the starting point guard, the Raptors won five of seven games while Lowry recovered from a partially torn tricep muscle.

Lowry will make his return Friday when Toronto takes on the New Orleans Hornets.

“It’s no issue whatsoever,” said coach Dwane Casey. “We’ve explained it to him, whether he plays second unit, starts, it’s as a team. We talked about it, we talked about it as an organization … and not only for Kyle but for everybody. That’s the only way we can have organization and not have chaos, we have to do it as a team.

“We have to have discipline, everybody has to know their role … and go from there."

Jonas Valanciunas is expected to miss four to six weeks while he recovers from a broken ring finger on his right hand.

"He saw a hand specialist," Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. "But he doesn't have to have surgery and that's the main thing, the positive out of the whole thing. It's unfortunate because again he was getting in a good little rhythm, getting some rest, not playing as many minutes, but then this setback."

Aaron Gray and Amir Johnson are expected to fill the void in Valanciunas' absence.

The Cleveland Cavaliers selected Tristan Thompson with the No. 4 pick of the 2011 NBA Draft instead of Jonas Valanciunas.

"We were interested in (Valanciunas), obviously, when he was coming out in the draft," Byron Scott said. "He's going to be a heck of a basketball player. He has the length and the size. He can shoot the ball from 14, 15 feet. I think he's a very skilled big man."

The Cavaliers couldn't get a read on the buyout situation of Valanciunas with his former Lithuanian club.

"With last year being a lockout situation, we knew it would be just as beneficial for him to play over there," Raptors coach Dwane Casey said. "It was a short-term setback for a long-term investment."

Jose Calderon has been outstanding for the Toronto Raptors over their past two games, correcting course on what had been a disappointing season to date.

“I made up my mind, I want to be the guy, I’m here, this is my team,” said Calderon.

“I’m going to go out there and be the guy asking for nothing. I want to win with this team until somebody says something different, it doesn’t matter how long I’m on the court, it doesn’t matter how many minutes I play, I’m here to help my teammates and help this team win games.”

The Toronto Raptors have recalled Quincy Acy from the Bakersfield Jam.

Acy was assigned to the Jam on December 6. He appeared in three games, averaging 12.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, 21.7 minutes. He posted his highs of 18 points, five rebounds and 23 minutes in his debut December 7 at Reno.

Acy has appeared in three games with the Raptors. He has played 21 minutes, averaging 2.3 points and 2.0 rebounds.